Hande Dönmez Osma

Professional Focus

• More than 20 years’ experience in financial services leadership including C-suite and VP roles
• Provides leadership assessments and advisory; recruits CEO, CFO, COO and other C-level executives as well as presidents, vice presidents and directors
• Extensive expertise in finance, risk management, internal control and audit, accounting and financial reporting, fund management, and corporate development, including management restructuring and strategic planning as well as mergers & acquisitions, divestures, capital raising and investments
• Native Turkish, fluent in English

Business Expertise

• VP - Director of Corporate Development at Yapı ve Kredi Bankası A.Ş., Istanbul; Head of M&A in the Strategic Planning and Investor Relations team
• Chief Financial Officer - Assistant General Manager, Financial and Administrative Affairs at Yapı Kredi Koray GYO A.Ş., Istanbul, listed company in the real estate sector; Board Member, YKS Tesis Yönetim Hizmetleri A.Ş. (subsidiary)
• VP - Director of Capital Management at Yapı ve Kredi Bankası A.Ş., Istanbul
• Chief Financial Officer - Head of Finance at Yapı Kredi Emeklilik A.Ş., Istanbul, one of Turkiye’s largest private pension and life insurance providers; promoted from Group Manager role
• Audit Manager at Ernst & Young (EY), Istanbul; prior roles with the firm included Audit Supervisor, Istanbul; Audit Senior, Toronto, Canada; and Audit Staff, Istanbul

Sector Expertise

• Financial Services
• Banking
• Real Estate
• Insurance (Life Insurance & Private Pension)
• Audit & Accounting

Education & Certifications

• Master’s degree in finance from Marmara University, Institute of Banking and Insurance
• Bachelor’s degree in economics from Istanbul University
• Executive education courses in leadership, strategy, leadership development and other business topics at Emeritus, Harvard Business School and INSEAD